Skjaldjötunn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skjaldjötunn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skjaldjötunn" (or skjaldjǫtunn) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

skjaldjötunn (skjaldjǫtunn)
skjaldjötunn, m. et Slags Beleiringsma- skine; er þó höfuðvápn bjúgr skjald-jötunn ryptandi með eldligum logaKgs. 9112.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, skjaldjötunn may be more accurately written as skjaldjǫtunn.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛁᛆᛚᚦᛁᚯᛏᚢᚿᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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